ONstage Openings for the week of August 9

This week's theatre opening across Ontario includes the 2010-2011 season opening at Theatre Aurora:

In Ottawa and Eastern Ontario:
August 10, Inseperable at Arts Court (Ottawa)
August 11, The Last Resort at Stirling Festival Theatre
August 12, Swimming In The Shallows at Arts Court (Ottawa)

In South Central Ontario:
August 10, Murder At The Howard Johnson's at Theatre Aurora

In Southwestern Ontario:
August 10, The Two Gentlemen Of Verona at Stratford Shakespeare Festival
August 10, See How They Run at Victoria Playhouse Petrolia
August 11, Cowgirls at Drayton Enterainment, Drayton Festival Theatre
August 11, Dance Legends at Drayton Entertainment, Huron County Playhouse (Grand Bend)
August 11, For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again at Stratford Shakespeare Festival
August 12, Wrong For Each Other at Port Stanley Festival Theatre, with a preview on August 11
August 12, Dangerous Liaisons at Stratford Shakespeare Festival
August 12, King Of Thieves at Stratford Shakespeare Festival
August 13, Age Of Arousal at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
August 14, Serious Money at Shaw Festival (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

In Central Ontario:
August 11, The Golden Slipper at Conjurors of County Town (Minden Hills)
August 11, Dein Perry's Tap Dogs at Drayton Entertainment, King's Wharf Theatre (Penetanguishene)
August 11, The Star Spangled Girl at Globus Theatre (Bobcaygeon)

For all the theatre current playing across Ontario, or for information for theatres on how to add/update your listing, visit ONstage on the Theatre Ontario website.

7 Days In Ontario Theatre

What's Happening?

• "Why shouldn’t labour costs for theatre represent the highest portion of your production budget? Like Soylent Green, theatre is made of people." -- Kris Joseph
• (Kris is writing about professional independent theatre, but I think that is an equally important message for community theatres: Shouldn't your volunteer costs be the highest portion of your budget?  How much do you spend on free workshops and training for your members, your social activities...on making your community theatre somewhere people want to belong?)
• "From Slave to Roman in 35 years": If you weren't at the Doras, Philip Akin transcribed his Silver Ticket acceptance speech

New and Upcoming on the Bulletin Board

• Buddies In Bad Times (Toronto) has issued calls for both the 32nd Rhubarb Festival (deadline August 17) and for their Young Creators Unit (deadline September 17)
• Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival submission deadline is August 6 (today!)
• Stratford Shakespeare Festival is running a "how to audition" workshop on August 7 (tomorrow!)
• Applications for Factory Theatre's new Youth Summer Training Program are due by August 13

Check out all the current items on the Theatre Ontario Bulletin Board

Next "Getting Started" Actors Workshop Scheduled For September 29

Theatre Ontario's next "Getting Started" for Actors workshop has been scheduled for September 29, from 2pm to 4pm.

Getting Started sessions are for actors beginning their professional careers. In this two-hour workshop, Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator answers the most frequently asked questions about the business of acting. Find out about:

• The realities of showbiz
• Pictures and resumes
• Equity and ACTRA
• Agents and casting directors
• Auditioning do's and don'ts
• Maintaining and improving your acting skills

Getting Started is a free workshop, available to members of Theatre Ontario only. For more information, including how to register, please visit the Getting Started For Actors workshops on the Theatre Ontario website.

Call for Applications for the Professional Theatre Training Program

Theatre Ontario is now inviting applications for the October 1, 2010 deadline for the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP), funded by the Ontario Arts Council.

The PTTP offers financial support for unique and flexible training with a chosen mentor in any theatrical discipline (except performance.) One can apply for professional development in his/her own discipline, or a “change of direction" in a career. To apply, applicants must have at least two years of professional experience following their formal education.

Read all about the Professional Theatre Training Program on the Theatre Ontario website.  After reading the PTTP guidelines, applicants are encouraged to contact Tim Chapman, Professional Theatre Coordinator (tim@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.12) regarding your application.

Read also about the most recent mentorships (Spring 2010) funded by this program.

ONstage Openings

How much theatre have you seen this summer?  More opportunities opening this week across Ontario:

In Central Ontario:

August 2, The Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940 at Highlands Summer Festival in Haliburton

August 4, The Right Road To Pontypool at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook (with previews from August 2) [pictured at left, Lauren Murphy, Dov Mickelson and Peter Pasyk]

August 5, The Music Man at Port Hope Festival Theatre

In Ottawa and Eastern Ontario:

August 3, Office Hours at Bancroft Village Theatre

August 4, Amelia: The Girl Who Wants To Fly at Festival Players of Prince Edward County in Picton (with a preview on August 3)

August 4, Tuesdays With Morrie at Ottawa Little Theatre

August 5, Up The River at Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananonque
August 6, Satin Dolls at Arts Courts in Ottawa
August 6, The Voice Of The Turtle at Classic Theatre Festival in Perth
August 7, There Goes The Bride at Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg (with previews from August 5)

In South Central Ontario:
August 6, You'll Get Used To It: The War Show at The Rose Theatre in Brampton

In Southwestern Ontario:
August 3, Separate Beds at Drayton Entertainment--Huron County Playhouse in Grand Bend
August 3, Dangerous Liaisons in previews at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival
August 6, The Book Of Esther at Blyth Festival (with previews from August 4)

For all the theatre current playing across Ontario, or for information for theatres on how to add/update your listing, visit ONstage on the Theatre Ontario website.